Television promised by invention and mass production forces
The piece argues that mechanical miracles will emerge from commercial drive and mass production, enabling global television if the basic radio transmission hones in on life-like pictures. It notes Kokumin warning the Open Door could invite retaliatory moves and hopes for peace amid rising global tensions, while warning of possible US foreign conflict to prove resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokumin
United States
China
Charlotte
Sam
Love and faith quotes highlight sincerity and virtue
A meditation on love as true affection aligned with God and goodness. The text cites Romans 12 9 and Lamennais praising genuine love and divine presence guiding the heart away from evil.
North Carolina voters weigh two constitutional amendments
The article argues for one amendment to extend sheriff and coroner terms to four years, while opposing a second creating a Department of Justice. It cautions against expanding the attorney general’s duties and fears new state law enforcement agencies would add unnecessary spending amid existing government costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Raleigh
Department of Justice
Question of Residence in Sixth District Sparks Talk
A professor facing party attacks over alleged residence questioned his citizenship in the district. Reports claim he registered for taxes in another state as an intangible, with Greensboro Democrats labeling him a carpetbagger in a rally. The outcome depends on his proof of actual domicile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Commercial Impetus for Major Studio Entering Television
A large motion picture company announces entry into the television field, seen as the most promising step toward realizing television's potential. The move follows persistent commercial pressure and prior capital hesitation to invest in the medium. The article discusses how this corporate entry could accelerate development and attract broader support.
Inviting Anonymity in Wage Hour Complaints
The administrator warns workers that complaints will stay confidential and questions whether welcoming anonymous reports will burden enforcement. While secrecy may aid honest critics, tracking anonymous claims could demand burdensome verification and divert agency time from pursuing clear violations.
Business Upswing and Civic Call for Action
The piece cites rising bank deposits near 350 million dollars and a record in insurance tax receipts, signaling healthier business and public cooperation. It urges reader input for crime-fighting ideas, crediting J Edgar Hoover on per person crime taxes and calling for citizen responsibility and dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voter
Gurney Hood
Dan C. Boney
Boney
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Hoover
Polls Hint at Third-Party Chance in Pennsylvania
The Durham Herald questions what can and should be done about alleged skulduggery by Democrats and Republicans in Pennsylvania. The piece suggests a third party could gain traction, signaling potential political realignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Herald
Pennsylvania
Hitler Angry Over Washington Defense Of Monroe Doctrine
The Charlotte News notes that Hitler is bitterly angry over Washington planning to defend the Monroe doctrine to the last ditch, warning that mass production of death machines is to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Hitler
Washington
Buckner's Desk Motto On Everyday Honest Labor
The note quotes Thomas A. Buckner, longtime New York Life Insurance president, about self discipline. He asserts the hardest battles are with oneself rather than others and that steady, plain work makes future tasks easier. The quote sits under his desk glass as daily inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Life Insurance Company
Thomas A. Buckner
McNaught Syndicate
Saginaw rescuer rejects Carnegie medal amid recall
George Whitney of Saginaw recalls saving a boy from an icy river and rejects the Carnegie award, saying he forgot the rescue long ago. The quotes show reflections on bravery and other public figures commenting on coastal development and sound perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Whitney
Saginaw, Michigan
Contempt Fines in New York Jewelry Strike
Supreme Court Justice Cotile fines eight men and three women for contempt after a jewelry store strike in New York. The case arose following a large picket and a public disturbance as demonstrators danced in front of the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Cotile
New York
Walter Winchell On Broadway
Walter Winchell gossip notes report Jock Whitney’s betting commission on Lehmans and a two day switch from Dewey. Al Jolson shifts to the New Dealers. a kidnapping syndicate is nabbed by G-Men. Saito may be named foreign minister. Mary Astor circle drift. editor Harold Ross separation. Harkness Pavilion event imminent. Christian Science Monitor cancels weekly NY broadcasts. divorce rumors about Mrs Hugh Dillman. Raimund von Hofmannstall alliance. Alice Faye and Tony Martin discuss ending. Connie Bennett shifts to a prom director. NLRB and NY Times expected to clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock Whitney
Lehman
Dewey
al Jolson
Saito
Here
Manuel del Campos
Mary Astor
The
New Yorker
Harold Ross
Christian Science Monitor
N. Y
Hugh Dillman
Palm Beach
Detroit
Raimund von Hofmannstall
Alice Muriel Astor
Elizabeth Paget
Alice Faye
Crims
Tony Martin
Connie Bennett
NLRB
Broadway showman linked to tax charges and O Welles air show
The item notes Uncle Sam's reach touching a famed Broadway revue star and Orson Welles signing for an air show with a soap sponsor. It also reports a hospital birth for Fortune Magazine’s J S team and Lindbergh’s expected return to Germany for medical treatment in about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Orson Welles
N. Y. Hosp
Lindbergh
Germany
Music union rule may force clubs to close one day weekly
The Musician's Local 802 ruling requiring night club orchestras to have a substitute crew and one day off weekly could cause some venues to close one day each week. The item also notes society gossip about Prince Alexis Obolensky Jr switching to Elsa Theis and other Hollywood scrapes. The spy trial score ends 19 to 1 in favor of convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Alexis Obolensky, Jr
Elsa Theis
Billy Rose
Dionne
Binnie Barnes
Tyrone Power
Secret Wilmington Meeting Hints at High-Level Ties
Pierre Dupont invites Al Smith John Raskob and A Chauncey Newlin with an ally of 14 Wall Street to a Thursday night gathering in Wilmington urging utmost secrecy. Meanwhile David Selznick says he knows the girl to play Scarlett but will not reveal to his wife. The Great Lakes plan sets a scene for national parks at Jones Beach as Pecora’s allies claim phone taps during the Hines trial and Brooklyn court wires are being tapped by writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Dupont
al Smith
John Raskob
Chauncey Newlin
Wall Street
Wilmington
David
Selznick
Scarlett
Great Lakes
Jones Beach
Pecora
Bklyncourt
Legal theory on broadcast scare and damages loss
The note argues against suing CBS and Orson Welles for fear caused by a radio broadcast, claiming there is no liability without physical contact. It mentions Mrs. Charles Poletti, wife of the Lisut.Gov. candidate with Lehman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS
Orson Welles
Charles Poletti
Lisut.Gov
Lehman
Winds of upheaval loom in Paris as Dec exit touted
Six weeks earlier hints spoke of Luise Rainer and Clifford Odets reconciliation and Lindbergh’s possible shift to Britain. A powerful leader in Paris or London may suddenly depart around December 22, possibly by assassination. Marion Spencer, once linked to Paradise, marries Walter Redmonde of Radio City Music Hall next month. Gary Cooper and Sam Goldwyn reportedly clashed publicly before Cooper moved east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Odets
Lindbergh
Paris
London
Marion Spencer
Paradise Eyeful
Walter Redmonde
Radio City Music Hall
Gary Cooper
Sam Goldwyn
Gary
Moonlight Sonata director and Pasadena beauty tease elopement
Lothar Mendes and Patricia Barnes speak of elopement amid gossip about the Roosevelt family and high society wedding scoops. Sacha Guitry and Jacqueline de Lubac are linked to future projects as the season’s cinema chatter continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lothar Mendes
Patricia Barnes
Pasadena
Roosevelts
Anna Boettiger
Winchells
Sacha Guitry
Noel Coward
Jacqueline de Lubac
Arletty
Cinema
Garbo
Adolf Bars World Astrology Magazine Citing Stars
The article notes Adolf bans World Astrology Magazine after it predicted his Czech victory and his downfall at the hands of Goering. It mentions Casa Manana staging its costliest show yet and Wynn Murray and Robert Howard in the male ensemble facing difficulties. Rose Cox the deb screens films at home and a Parisian postcard relative remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf
World Astrology Magazine
Goering
Casa Manana
Wynn Murray
Syracuse
Robert Howard
Rose Cox
Eva LeGallienne to present Hamlet next season
Eva LeGallienne plans her version of Hamlet for the coming season. Elizabeth Arden backs a show starring her niece Beatrice Graham. A Hollywood club gains gold dust from a wealthy San Francisco femme. Frederick Lonsdale’s friends shun him after alleged pro Razzi remarks. The Lt. Vernon Bid dies chain stores figure is undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva LeGallienne
Hamlet
Elizabeth Arden
Beatrice Graham
Earl Carroll
Hollywood
San Fran
Frederick Lonsdale
Vernon Biddies
Helen Grant
Frances Williams Opens New Tree on 52nd Street
Frances Williams unveils the new Tree on 52nd Street around the 20th while Mike Riley and his band co star in a musical act. John Golden is courted by the Playwrights Co as their guide and is described as the right man for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Williams
52Nd Street
Mike
Riley
John Golden
New Playwrights Co
Purple Panthers to Face Atlantic Christian College
Thirty-five people are under arrest on a whiskey selling charge. A service library is housed in the Boy Scout office. A special directors meeting at the chamber of commerce will discuss the grade crossing issue in High Point. The high school cafeteria serves 350 to 450 students daily. The Purple Panthers end their season with a final game against Atlantic Christian College tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Office
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Purple Panthers
Atlantic Christian College
Daughters of Confederacy Meeting Page Appointed
Miss Pauline Simmons has been appointed a page for the Daughters of Confederacy meeting in Houston Texas and will depart Friday week. Miss Elizabeth Hudson of Montgomery Alabama visits Mrs Charles T Ingram. Mrs Harry Brockmann hosted the Garden club yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Simmons
The
Daughters of Confederacy
Houston
Texas
Elizabeth Hudson
Montgomery
Ala
Charles T. Ingram
Harry Brockmann
Garden Club
Local Senatorial Race Ends With Gold Defeat
Tuesday results show T J Gold defeated in the local state senatorial district. The nation awaits final congressional tallies as Franklin D Roosevelt is elected New York Governor. Mount Etna erupts sending lava and prompting mass evacuations. A massive landslide shocks Herbert Hoover's camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Gold
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
Mount Etna
Sicily
Herbert Hoover
War Work Campaign Opens Tomorrow at Nine O'clock
Twenty years ago city events announce the war work drive begins at 9 am with volunteers aiding flu efforts led by nurse Clara Cox. The flu fight relied on volunteers, some unpaid. Peace news delays local draft examinations and influenza quarantine ends as sun rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Cox
War News Briefs From The Front And Home Front
People-Guy Grimes on furlough from a receiving ship at Norfolk Virginia visits his parents. H. F. Lopp learns his brother Cletis Lopp of Lexington was gassed in France. Sergeant Chester Greer in an English hospital recounts an arm wound from Fritz. The Kaiser abdicates. Marshal Foch delivers armistice terms. Maubeuge fortress captured. French soil cleared of enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Grimes
Norfolk
H. F. Lopp
Cletis Lopp
Lexington
France
Chester Greer
England
Fritz
Marshal Foch
Maubege
Hull Way Or Nothing In Jersey City Landing
Publicity on Mayor Hague fuels clash over Jersey City and New Jersey landing plans. Advocates stress no half measures as opponents resist multilateral trade treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Mars
Jersey City
New Jersey
United States
The Nation Faces Dreath After Prolonged Dry Spell
The country confronts a dreath following an extended period of drought. Authorities warn of escalating water shortages and crop stress as temperatures rise and rainfall remains scarce. The public is urged to conserve water and monitor drought advisories.
New York Election Day Rules Ban Liquor Sales and Bars
In New York on election day no liquor is sold and bars must close during polls. The piece recalls strict enforcement, noting few laws are as followed despite past savagery of speakeasies. It also recounts Raymond Savage’s misadventure in a Chinese nightclub and polite police handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Savage
Pear
News hotels ready to boost rates by about fifty percent
Variety reports signs that hotels in News are gearing to raise prices by roughly half during the War Fair in 1939. The move risks harming travelers and could yield greater profits for hoteliers if the demand remains strong.
Fragmented 1938 Chronicle Snippets on Names and Places
Snatches mention John Mulholland gician with large feet in Ti Square, Frank Crowninsky editor, midtown eateries facing leash law dogs, North Carolina prohibition on cents in food venues, Edgar Lee Masters resisting being tagged as St River Anthology author, Gelett Burgess misattribution, a nonsensical quatrain, and a coal miner widow Rosie Columbus tied to Prestonsburg after a 10 year marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mulholland
Gician
Ti Square
Frank Crowninsky
Restaurand
North Carolina
Edgar Lee Masters
St River
Gelett Burgess
McNaught
Pecan Industry and Wage Act Mention in Fragment
Fragment mentions shelled pecan industry and wage hour act, with notes on gender comparisons. It also references tire wear differences between women and men and longevity, suggesting a dated, unclear context.
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Enterprise
D. A. Rawley
Hammett
A. Cl
Sec’y and Treas
Acil
Mer
J. P. Rawley
Gapus
M. Waynick
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Post Office Unit
N. C
National Advertising Representative
E. Katz
Special Adv
Agency General Office
New York City
Dale Carnegie
Robert T. Orr
California Academy of Sciences
Berkeley
Calif
Robert Moses
Long Island
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Daily Mirror, Inc
MAN About Town
Harkness Pavilion
Charles B. Driscoll
Raymond Savage
Brooklyn
T. E. Lawrence
Arabia
Eng
Sara
Bill Lengel
Age
Lengel
Aew
Met
Nw York
Night Club
Fleming Tae
Rosie Columbus
Prestonsburg
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